Annual Statistical Supplement, 2011

Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance

Benefits Awarded

Retired Workers

Table 6.B1 Number of initial awards to retired workers aged 62–64, average primary insurance amount, average monthly benefit, and number of months benefits withheld due to earnings, by sex and age, 2010

Table 6.B5 Number, average age, and percentage distribution, by sex and age, selected years 1940–2010

Year of award action a

Number (thousands)

Average age

Percentage distribution by age b

Total, all ages

62

63

64

65 to FRAc

FRAd

FRA to 69 e

70–74

75 or older

Total

Newly entitled f

Disability conversions g

Men

1940

117

68.1

100.0

. . .

. . .

. . .

. . .

17.1

17.1

. . .

58.8

16.5

7.6

1945

166

69.6

100.0

. . .

. . .

. . .

. . .

15.9

15.9

. . .

43.3

28.1

12.7

1950

444

68.7

100.0

. . .

. . .

. . .

. . .

21.9

21.9

. . .

47.3

21.0

9.8

1955

629

68.4

100.0

. . .

. . .

. . .

. . .

29.4

29.4

. . .

38.0

24.7

7.8

1960

630

66.8

100.0

. . .

. . .

. . .

. . .

48.1

42.3

5.8

36.6

13.2

2.1

1965

743

65.7

100.0

15.6

10.0

6.0

. . .

31.6

25.8

5.8

25.9

7.7

3.2

1970

814

64.4

100.0

19.0

12.8

8.5

. . .

48.7

39.6

9.1

9.3

1.3

0.4

1975

902

64.0

100.0

25.8

14.1

9.0

. . .

43.6

32.0

11.6

6.5

0.7

0.2

1980

942

63.9

100.0

30.1

13.1

8.5

. . .

42.4

31.8

10.6

5.2

0.6

0.1

1985

986

63.7

100.0

45.5

8.2

11.6

. . .

31.2

18.2

13.1

2.9

0.5

0.2

1986

1,011

63.7

100.0

47.0

8.2

11.8

. . .

29.2

17.2

12.0

3.1

0.6

0.1

1987

970

63.6

100.0

47.6

8.1

11.4

. . .

28.8

16.8

12.0

3.4

0.6

0.1

1988

944

63.7

100.0

48.2

8.1

9.9

. . .

28.6

16.6

12.0

4.1

0.9

0.2

1989

983

63.7

100.0

48.0

7.1

9.3

. . .

30.1

17.5

12.6

4.6

0.7

0.2

1990

964

63.7

100.0

47.2

7.6

11.3

. . .

27.6

16.4

11.1

5.1

1.0

0.2

1991

996

63.7

100.0

46.8

8.1

10.9

. . .

27.9

17.2

10.7

5.1

0.9

0.2

1992

989

63.7

100.0

48.2

7.3

11.4

. . .

27.2

16.6

10.6

5.0

0.8

0.1

1993

980

63.7

100.0

48.7

8.0

11.0

. . .

26.7

16.1

10.5

4.5

0.9

0.2

1994

923

63.6

100.0

49.0

7.4

11.4

. . .

27.1

15.7

11.5

4.0

1.0

0.1

1995

916

63.7

100.0

49.3

7.3

10.5

. . .

27.5

15.8

11.8

4.0

1.1

0.3

1996

895

63.6

100.0

49.9

7.1

9.7

. . .

27.6

14.9

12.6

4.5

1.1

0.1

1997 h

904

63.7

100.0

50.5

6.6

9.7

. . .

26.9

14.9

12.0

4.7

1.3

0.2

1998

909

63.8

100.0

49.6

7.1

9.9

. . .

27.3

14.7

12.6

4.6

1.3

0.2

1999

940

63.7

100.0

49.3

7.3

9.8

. . .

27.4

14.8

12.6

4.7

1.3

0.2

2000

1,115

64.1

100.0

41.6

6.1

9.4

. . .

31.7

20.3

11.4

9.9

1.1

0.2

2001

992

63.7

100.0

46.8

6.7

12.1

. . .

30.8

18.1

12.7

2.8

0.7

0.2

2002

1,001

63.7

100.0

46.4

7.1

13.8

. . .

29.7

17.1

12.6

2.1

0.7

0.2

2003

969

63.6

100.0

49.5

6.9

13.2

3.7

23.3

11.7

11.6

2.7

0.5

0.1

2004

1,010

63.6

100.0

50.3

7.1

11.1

5.2

22.9

11.6

11.3

2.7

0.5

0.1

2005

1,061

63.6

100.0

50.2

7.2

9.6

7.2

22.4

11.2

11.2

2.7

0.5

0.2

2006

1,057

63.8

100.0

45.6

7.7

9.2

9.7

23.9

11.8

12.1

3.1

0.7

0.2

2007

1,075

64.0

100.0

42.4

7.4

9.3

12.1

24.6

12.0

12.1

3.2

0.7

0.2

2008

1,200

64.0

100.0

42.5

7.0

8.4

13.4

24.7

12.4

12.3

3.2

0.6

0.2

2009

1,452

64.0

100.0

44.3

7.2

7.4

11.7

25.3

12.7

12.6

3.4

0.6

0.1

2010

1,387

64.1

100.0

42.6

8.3

6.9

10.6

26.6

13.5

13.0

4.1

0.7

0.2

Women

1940

15

67.4

100.0

. . .

. . .

. . .

. . .

20.8

20.8

. . .

62.3

12.5

4.3

1945

20

68.5

100.0

. . .

. . .

. . .

. . .

24.0

24.0

. . .

45.0

23.6

7.3

1950

123

68.0

100.0

. . .

. . .

. . .

. . .

22.3

22.3

. . .

53.6

19.6

4.4

1955

281

67.8

100.0

. . .

. . .

. . .

. . .

36.6

36.6

. . .

38.7

18.1

6.6

1960

351

65.2

100.0

27.1

13.3

8.1

. . .

18.4

17.4

1.0

22.2

8.2

2.7

1965

440

65.3

100.0

32.6

12.1

6.0

. . .

19.9

16.9

3.0

17.4

6.7

5.4

1970

524

63.9

100.0

35.8

14.3

7.2

. . .

31.3

25.7

5.5

9.2

1.7

0.6

1975

603

63.7

100.0

41.6

13.7

7.0

. . .

29.3

22.0

7.3

6.8

1.2

0.4

1980

671

63.5

100.0

45.9

11.5

6.5

. . .

29.9

22.1

7.7

5.0

0.9

0.2

1985

697

63.4

100.0

57.9

7.4

9.8

. . .

21.3

12.2

9.1

2.6

0.8

0.2

1986

713

63.4

100.0

57.5

7.0

10.4

. . .

21.6

12.6

8.9

2.5

0.9

0.2

1987

681

63.3

100.0

58.9

7.2

9.6

. . .

20.8

11.8

9.0

2.6

0.7

0.2

1988

667

63.3

100.0

59.4

6.9

7.9

. . .

21.8

12.8

9.0

3.1

0.7

0.2

1989

674

63.4

100.0

57.9

6.5

9.4

. . .

21.6

12.8

8.8

3.3

1.0

0.3

1990

679

63.5

100.0

55.9

7.2

9.8

. . .

21.5

12.7

8.9

4.1

1.0

0.5

1991

685

63.5

100.0

56.1

7.1

9.5

. . .

22.3

13.9

8.4

3.8

0.9

0.3

1992

708

63.5

100.0

56.7

6.9

9.8

. . .

21.5

12.5

9.0

3.7

1.1

0.3

1993

704

63.5

100.0

56.0

6.8

10.2

. . .

22.4

13.6

8.8

3.1

1.1

0.3

1994

690

63.4

100.0

57.6

6.7

10.2

. . .

21.0

11.8

9.1

3.3

1.0

0.3

1995

684

63.5

100.0

55.4

6.6

10.1

. . .

22.6

12.8

9.7

3.5

1.4

0.4

1996

684

63.4

100.0

57.4

5.9

9.4

. . .

22.7

12.5

10.2

3.4

1.0

0.3

1997 h

809

65.4

100.0

48.2

5.5

7.5

. . .

19.5

10.5

8.9

4.4

6.4

8.5

1998

733

64.0

100.0

53.1

7.0

8.9

. . .

22.0

12.4

9.6

4.1

2.4

2.5

1999

737

63.6

100.0

55.1

6.8

9.2

. . .

22.6

12.5

10.1

3.8

1.8

0.7

2000

854

63.8

100.0

52.2

5.9

9.3

. . .

23.6

13.9

9.7

6.5

2.2

0.4

2001

795

63.7

100.0

51.3

7.1

11.5

. . .

23.7

12.8

10.9

3.1

2.6

0.6

2002

811

63.6

100.0

52.9

6.6

12.2

. . .

23.9

12.7

11.2

2.3

1.8

0.3

2003

822

63.6

100.0

54.3

6.4

12.2

3.1

18.0

7.8

10.2

3.7

1.9

0.4

2004

874

63.6

100.0

55.0

6.7

10.6

4.5

17.6

7.5

10.1

3.8

1.6

0.3

2005

939

63.6

100.0

54.3

6.9

9.5

6.2

17.1

7.4

9.7

3.8

1.8

0.3

2006

942

63.8

100.0

50.2

7.5

9.4

8.4

18.2

7.7

10.5

4.0

2.0

0.4

2007

961

63.9

100.0

47.6

7.3

10.0

10.6

18.9

7.8

11.1

3.7

1.6

0.2

2008

1,079

63.9

100.0

48.3

6.9

9.0

11.6

18.9

7.7

11.2

3.2

1.5

0.7

2009

1,288

63.9

100.0

49.8

6.5

7.2

10.2

20.5

8.6

11.9

3.9

1.5

0.5

2010

1,248

63.9

100.0

47.9

8.1

7.0

9.8

21.6

9.3

12.2

3.8

1.6

0.2

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record. Data for 1985–2001 are based on a 1 percent sample. All other years are 100 percent data.

NOTES: Percentage distributions for 2003–2009 differ slightly from those in prior editions of this table because of changes in the methodology of calculating age (see footnote b) and in the presentation of legislated FRA (see footnotes c–g).

Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.

. . . = not applicable; FRA = full retirement age.

a. Reflects the date the award action was posted on the Master Beneficiary Record. Entitlement can be retroactive and thus precede the date of award. For data by year of entitlement, see table 6.B5.1.

b. Age on birthday in year of award for 1940–1980. Age in month of award for 1985–2002. Age in month of entitlement for 2003 and later. (In previous editions of this table, the transition from age in month of award to age in month of entitlement did not take effect until 2006.)

c. Workers entitled in the period between attainment of age 65 and the month prior to attaining FRA.

d. FRA is 65 for workers attaining age 65 before 2003, and increases by 2 months per year for workers attaining age 65 in a year after 2002, until it becomes 66 for workers attaining age 65 between 2008 and 2019.

e. For 1940–2002, includes workers entitled in the period between attainment of age 66 and the month prior to attaining age 70. Beginning with 2003, includes workers entitled in the period between the month after attaining FRA and the month prior to attaining age 70.

f. For 1940–2002, includes workers entitled in the period between attainment of age 65 and the month prior to attaining age 66. Beginning with 2003, includes workers entitled only in the month they attain FRA.

h. In response to a March 1997 audit by the Social Security Administration (SSA) Office of the Inspector General, notifications of eligibility for higher benefits were mailed to approximately 200,000 surviving spouses, resulting in higher numbers for 1997. SSA subsequently initiated the Widow(er)'s Insurance Benefits/Retirement Insurance Benefits (WIB/RIB) outreach program to identify and notify surviving spouses who are eligible for higher retirement benefits at FRA and age 70.

NOTES: The data in this table differ from those in table 6.B5 because awards are summarized here by the year in which entitlement began rather than by the year the award action was posted on the Master Beneficiary Record. The year of entitlement often precedes the year of action because of retroactive entitlements, delayed award actions, and other reasons. Because entitlements can be awarded retroactively, data for current and prior years are subject to revision with each annual update of this table.

Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.

. . . = not applicable; FRA = full retirement age.

a. FRA is 65 for workers attaining age 65 before 2003, and increases by 2 months per year for workers attaining age 65 in a year after 2002, until it becomes 66 for workers attaining age 65 between 2008 and 2019.